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Ped101 · 06-12-2009, 04:34 PM

As we get hilarious calls and awesome, we sometimes get the worst of the worst

Mine was about two months ago, in a saturday night @ 2 A.M, we get called to a fire in a house with chidren trapped inside of it

We get there and the FF's are putting out the fire, the house burned to the grounds and they said that there was nothing to do, however we needed to confirm the death,

Thats when two policemen signal us to a place where the bodies of a 3 year old and a 5 year old lay there, completely burned

That one took my sleep for a couple of days

MayEMT · 06-12-2009, 08:02 PM

im sorry ped101, thats a horrible story

i had my first bad trauma the other day... a 1& 1/2 year old was accidently ran over by his aunt... the tire only ran over his head and his skull was wide open with brain matter falling out in chunks... it didnt even look real. it was such chaos on scene. the only thing that came out good from that was that he became an organ donor

firecoins · 06-12-2009, 09:07 PM

I have had many traumas. Nothing as bad as mentioned but bad none the less.

Epi-do · 06-12-2009, 09:16 PM

I've had a little boy that was struck by a car and the back of his skull was crushed. That was several years ago. A couple years ago, we had a little girl that was mauled by a dog and her arm was barely attached to her shoulder. Surprisingly, surgeons were able to save it, and she has use of it.

In general, the peds calls are the hardest for me. Fortunately, there haven't been alot of bad ones over the past 10 years for me.

Linuss · 06-12-2009, 09:32 PM

Havnt done much, but the one with the most profound impact on me was;

Tx of a 40ish lady
Severe mental retardation
G-tube
J-tube
Contractures
Status Epiliticus
Diabetes
Blindness
Severe spastic quadriplegia

All from birth.

Just looking at her made me think about my views on a few controversial subjects.

medic417 · 06-13-2009, 10:38 AM

This has been discussed many times. A search will bring up many calls that have caused some sleepless nights.

62_derick · 08-10-2009, 09:45 PM

This doesn't really pertain to a story on the emt side only because I am fresh new emt. but however it was a sad story for me.

I was with my vol. fire company and we got called out for a ems assist with our ambulance company on a cardiac arrest. We had a full crew on our squad truck but no EMT's, we were all certified in cpr/aed. We got on scene and found the patient unconscious on the bed. The pulse was checked and one was supposedly found. We moved her to the floor and I started CPR. The emts arrived and they ended up terminating the cpr. The emts said she had profuse lividity and she didnt have a chance.

Needless to say it was my first time doing cpr on a real patient other then the plastic kind, so it was a little rough to deal with. Probably rougher then being on the few class 5 MVA's.

Thanks for listening.

HotelCo · 08-10-2009, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 62_derick

This doesn't really pertain to a story on the emt side only because I am fresh new emt. but however it was a sad story for me.

I was with my vol. fire company and we got called out for a ems assist with our ambulance company on a cardiac arrest. We had a full crew on our squad truck but no EMT's, we were all certified in cpr/aed. We got on scene and found the patient unconscious on the bed. The pulse was checked and one was supposedly found. We moved her to the floor and I started CPR. The emts arrived and they ended up terminating the cpr. The emts said she had profuse lividity and she didnt have a chance.

Needless to say it was my first time doing cpr on a real patient other then the plastic kind, so it was a little rough to deal with. Probably rougher then being on the few class 5 MVA's.

Thanks for listening.

If a pulse was "supposedly found" why did you start CPR?

62_derick · 08-10-2009, 10:46 PM

My luietenit checked her pulse said she had one so we put her to the floor and applied the aed and then there was no pulse! That was the pertanit information that I didn't add! Sorry about that!

DV_EMT · 08-11-2009, 02:33 AM

worst call....

a few nights ago... it was my fiancee...

I wasn't "responding" to the call as it just happened in my presence... i took vitals, had 911 on the phone, and spent the night in the ER. Not fun and very scary

06-12-2009, 08:02 PM	#2
MayEMT Forum Crew Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: TX Posts: 32 Training: EMT-Intermediate	wow im sorry ped101, thats a horrible story i had my first bad trauma the other day... a 1& 1/2 year old was accidently ran over by his aunt... the tire only ran over his head and his skull was wide open with brain matter falling out in chunks... it didnt even look real. it was such chaos on scene. the only thing that came out good from that was that he became an organ donor

06-12-2009, 09:07 PM	#3
firecoins Black Sheep Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Nyack, NY Posts: 2,971 Training: NY EMT-P	I have had many traumas. Nothing as bad as mentioned but bad none the less. __________________ NY Medic - NYC REMAC Sign on roof of my wrestling room: "If you can read this, your in trouble."

06-12-2009, 09:16 PM	#4
Epi-do Wondering what's next... Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: central Indiana Posts: 1,293 Training: EMT-Paramedic	I've had a little boy that was struck by a car and the back of his skull was crushed. That was several years ago. A couple years ago, we had a little girl that was mauled by a dog and her arm was barely attached to her shoulder. Surprisingly, surgeons were able to save it, and she has use of it. In general, the peds calls are the hardest for me. Fortunately, there haven't been alot of bad ones over the past 10 years for me. __________________ Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. - Harold R. McAlindon Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. - Leo Buscaglia

06-13-2009, 10:38 AM	#6
medic417 No one cares Join Date: May 2007 Location: Hiding so they don't find me Posts: 3,238	This has been discussed many times. A search will bring up many calls that have caused some sleepless nights. __________________ Would say something but would get a warning No matter the complaint education is required if we are to fix it.

08-11-2009, 02:33 AM	#10
DV_EMT Forum Asst. Chief Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Santa Barbara, Ca Posts: 592 Training: C.Ph.T./EMT-B	worst call.... a few nights ago... it was my fiancee... I wasn't "responding" to the call as it just happened in my presence... i took vitals, had 911 on the phone, and spent the night in the ER. Not fun and very scary __________________ C.Ph.T. , EMT-B "give hugs not drugs.... er... in my case, give both" "Hello, 911? It's Quagmire. Yeah, it's caught in the window this time". -Family Guy

06-12-2009, 04:34 PM	#1
Ped101 Forum Crew Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Mexico Posts: 44 Training: EMT-Basic	Worst Call you've ever gotten ? As we get hilarious calls and awesome, we sometimes get the worst of the worst Mine was about two months ago, in a saturday night @ 2 A.M, we get called to a fire in a house with chidren trapped inside of it We get there and the FF's are putting out the fire, the house burned to the grounds and they said that there was nothing to do, however we needed to confirm the death, Thats when two policemen signal us to a place where the bodies of a 3 year old and a 5 year old lay there, completely burned That one took my sleep for a couple of days

06-12-2009, 09:32 PM	#5
Linuss Forum Deputy Chief Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Fort Worth Posts: 4,348 Training: NREMT-Paramedic	Havnt done much, but the one with the most profound impact on me was; Tx of a 40ish lady Severe mental retardation G-tube J-tube Contractures Status Epiliticus Diabetes Blindness Severe spastic quadriplegia All from birth. Just looking at her made me think about my views on a few controversial subjects.

08-10-2009, 09:45 PM	#7
62_derick Forum Crew Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Easton, PA Posts: 32 Training: EMT-Basic	This doesn't really pertain to a story on the emt side only because I am fresh new emt. but however it was a sad story for me. I was with my vol. fire company and we got called out for a ems assist with our ambulance company on a cardiac arrest. We had a full crew on our squad truck but no EMT's, we were all certified in cpr/aed. We got on scene and found the patient unconscious on the bed. The pulse was checked and one was supposedly found. We moved her to the floor and I started CPR. The emts arrived and they ended up terminating the cpr. The emts said she had profuse lividity and she didnt have a chance. Needless to say it was my first time doing cpr on a real patient other then the plastic kind, so it was a little rough to deal with. Probably rougher then being on the few class 5 MVA's. Thanks for listening.

08-10-2009, 10:46 PM	#9
62_derick Forum Crew Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Easton, PA Posts: 32 Training: EMT-Basic	My luietenit checked her pulse said she had one so we put her to the floor and applied the aed and then there was no pulse! That was the pertanit information that I didn't add! Sorry about that!

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